Enamel Jewelry
1930s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
Mid-20th Century African Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Silver, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Czech Jugendstil Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 17th Century American Modern Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1870s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Multi-gemstone, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1970s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modernist Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Brown Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
1980s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Diamond, Chalcedony, Amethyst, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1930s English Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Silver P...
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel, 18k ...
Early 19th Century Indian Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 22k Gold, Enamel
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
1990s Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1930s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1860s British Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
1830s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, Ruby, Peridot, Garnet, Emerald, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique and Vintage Enamel Jewelry and Watches
From vibrant to subtle, elegant to cheeky, vintage and antique enamel jewelry and watches encompass a wide range of colors and styles, and there are almost as many techniques for creating these distinctive pieces.
Enameling is one of the oldest forms of surface decoration, used to add color to jewelry without having to rely on gemstones. Evidence of enameling goes back to ancient Greece. Throughout history, far-flung cultures favored different techniques. For example, cloisonné enamel was popular during the Byzantine Empire, while artisans living in France and Germany in the Middle Ages preferred champlevé. And Art Nouveau jewelry designers favored plique à jour.
At its core, enamel is the fusion of powdered glass to metal, and artists like enameling because it allows them to add a painterly or illustrative quality to their work.
Cloisonné (“cell” in French) is a technique in the creation of enamel jewelry that sees the use of thin wires of fine silver or gold to outline a design, which is then filled with enamel. The piece is subsequently placed in a kiln where the enamel is melted. Cloisonné is distinct because the individual wires remain visible, forming an outline of the motif.
Champlevé (“level field” in French) enamel is almost the opposite of cloisonné. In this technique, depressions in the metal are made by etching, engraving or chiseling, and then layers of enamel are built up until they rise slightly above the surface of the metal. The enamel is then fired and polished.
Guilloché is a technique in which translucent enamel is applied to a piece of metal that has had designs cut into it using a lathe. After the firing, the patterns on the metal become visible. Guilloché was made famous by Peter Carl Fabergé, whose jewelry house used the technique on many of its objets d’art as well as jewelry.
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